Getting Back on Track in Storytime

by | Feb 13, 2013 | Uncategorized

What do you do when your terrific storytime starts to devolve into a distracted, wiggly mass of kids?  I’m serious, I’d love to hear some of your suggestions.  Here are a few I used to use:Don’t be afraid to abort a mission to read a book...

Music Ideas for Storytime!

by | Oct 2, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids

Many thanks to Jill Patchin of the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library in Eau Claire for this guest post:I have XM radio in my car and a 2 year old, so we listen to Kids Place Live quite a bit (and I confess to listening to it even after I drop him off at day...

Great New Storytime Music!

by | Aug 8, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids

Thanks to Jill Patchin at the public library in Eau Claire for this review (the above photo is from a baby storytime at the library, where I’m sure these CDs will come in handy!)We recently got a set of new cds from The LearningGroove.  I found them this...

Embracing Diversity Resource

by | Jun 7, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids

NOTE:  This site is no longer available. Burnaby Public Library in British Columbia, Canada is collecting songs and rhymes in many languages so everyone can learn them. Videos of 30 songs and rhymes in 15 languages are available through the Embracing Diversity:...